Circle
Senior Staff Data Engineer
San Francisco - remote first in US · Staff+
Sponsorship not specified$225k-$290kDetected 137 days ago
PythonGoBigQueryKubernetesCI/CDAirflowdbtData Engineering
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About the role
- Enterprises, financial institutions, and developers use Circle to power trusted, internet-scale financial innovation.
- As we grow as an organization, we're expanding into some of the world's strongest jurisdictions.
- Speed and efficiency are motivators for our success and our employees live by our company values: High Integrity, Future Forward, Multistakeholder, Mindful, and Driven by Excellence.
Responsibilities
- Define and implement organization-wide data quality standards, including data contracts, SLAs, and governance frameworks across domains
- Design and scale reliability and observability frameworks, including SLI/SLO models, lineage tracking, monitoring, and alerting patterns
- Develop and standardize data engineering SDLC practices, including testing strategies, CI/CD, versioning, and reusable frameworks
- Lead ecosystem-wide platform improvements, identifying architectural gaps, reducing fragmentation, and influencing build vs buy decisions
- Own and deliver complex, high-impact data initiatives, aligning stakeholders, mitigating risks, and driving scalable solutions in ambiguous environments
- Experience leveraging AI tools and methodologies to design and implement the solutions
- Deep expertise in data architecture, including data modeling, pipeline design, and distributed data systems
- Proven ability to define and implement data quality frameworks, including SLAs, data contracts, and governance standards
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-team technical initiatives and drive alignment across stakeholders
- Experience building or evolving data platforms in high-growth or highly regulated environments (e.g., fintech, payments, crypto)
Requirements
- Additionally, Circle participates in the E-Verify Program in certain locations, as required by law.
- Experience with technologies such as Astronomer (Airflow), BigQuery, dbt, Dataplex, Kubernetes, and programming languages like Python or Go, or comparable tools in the modern data stack
Compensation
- $225,000 - $290,000
Benefits
- Drive cross-functional prioritization of reliability initiatives, balancing technical debt, operational health, and product delivery across teams
- Should you require accommodations or assistance in our interview process because of a disability, please reach out to accommodations@circle.com for support.
Company info
- What you'll be part of: Circle is committed to visibility and stability in everything we do.
- Base Pay Range: $225,000 - $290,000 We are an equal opportunity employer.
Equal opportunity
- We are an equal opportunity employer.
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